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Devoured by Wolves.

DETROIT, MICH, January 25--An
Evening Journal special from Monis-
tique says: Jos. Armstrong and
Frank Holmes, of Penwater, have
been hunting and trapping in Delta
county for several weeks. On Sat
urday, while setting their traps
Holmes cut his leg badly, and his
companion went for help. Within
an hour he returned to find only a
few bloody bones, some scraps OF
clothing, a bloody axe and revolver
Round about were the carcasses OF
five wolves which Holmes had kill
ed in his fight for life. Wolves
have been unusually bold this sea
son.
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Orators at Antietam.

HAGERsrowN, MD, Jan. 26,-An-
tetam Post, No. IA, Grand Army Of
the Republic, of Sharpsburg, Wash
ington county, at its last meeting APP
pointed Hon. Louis Il. McComas of,
iicer of the day for the decoration
ceremonies in May at Antietam Ma
tional Cemetery, Mr.. McComas has
accepted the position, and says, he
will endeavor to secure Hon. james
G. Blaine and Hon. John Sherman
as the orators of the day.
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shot Himself While Cleaning His Gun.

PARKERsBuRG, w. Va, January
24.-John Anderson, an old farmer
wing a few miles down the river,
left the dinner table Monday after
noon with his wife, and went to an
adjoining room to clean gun. In
about two hours his wife went in
and was Mortified to see the dead
body of her husband sitting upright
in chair. The muzzle of his gun
was near his mouth, and it is sup
posed that in cleaning the gun it was
accidentally discharged. Anderson
was Prominent church member;
and there is no reason for any pre-
sumption that his death was other
than accidental.
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LonafeIIow,s Birthday Book.

is beautiful present to give any lady
But there is little book published In
pamphlet form, with no pretensions to
literary merit, that would be as appro
pirate, and might be the means of say.
ing life. 1t is called DIR. r. ".
Pierce's treatise on diseases of women,
for whose peculiar troubles the Favor
tie Prescription is especially designed.
1t is profusely illustrated with wood
cuts and colored plates, and will be sent
to any address for ten cents in stamps,
by the Worlds Dispensary Medical As
ISOLATION, Buffalo, N. Y.
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THE STA TESMAN Ca UCUSES
WITH ITSELF.

The democrats who won't abide
the caucus nomination, for U. S. SEN
ator, in this State, are now receiving
into their poor little bodies, the dead
ly broadsides of q maddened democ-
racy. Editor Colston, panteth for
gore, and smarting under the lash
of disappointment, fires one shot af-
ter another into the caucus kickers.
Read !:
ave are painfully aware that the
leaders of this revolutionary move
ment are not open to reason"
The pain in this instant, struck
the editor in the left shoulder blade,
took zig-zag course, and lodged in
his gizzard. 1t must also have dali
lied with his throne of reason.
What! revolutionary leaders! Is
the State in danger Is insurrec-
tion threatening? No doubt Messrs.
Lucas, Price and Chew, and the 9th
er leaders, should, in the editors
opinion, be appointed committee to
investigate the Insane Asylum
charges. That building is not open
to reason, don't you know? Do the
people of Jefferson admire the COM
pliment paid to their judgment and
selection Because men will vote to
suit ideas of duty and right, they
must receive the taunts and insults
of those with whom they differ
Senator Camden is not abusing any
one. He believes in fairness. The
black sheep are marked with lime
The wrath of the editor is thus sol
EMMY pronounced
"These thirteen gentlemen, whe
seem determined to either rule OIL
ruin the party, cannot excuse them
selves by pleading their personal an
tipathies or private feeling towards
the nominee of the party"
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If, with all his Topping and flounc-
ing, Jim Mason would flop over to
the Republican party and stay there,
the Democrats of the State would
have q season of quiet content and
blissful repose, such as comes to us
all after the first frosts have nipped
the bloody mosquito.-Wetzel DEM
Stop and consider! Just suppose
for moment that "Jim " has sufli-
cient influence to take the thirteen
over into the Republican party and
they should stop there. What
then? Jim's mosquito bite would
draw blood instead of buttermilk.
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Killed With a Shovel.

CHARLESTON, w. Va, January Is.
w. ID. Donaldson, manager of the
large saw mills owned by the First
National Bank of Richmond, at Sew
ell, Fayette county, this State, was
killed to-day by Joseph Thurmond,
by blow with shovel. Both par
ties are. prominent. Thurmond is
agent Of the wealthy New Yorker
A. A Low. The trouble grew out
of fight between two negroes in the
neighborhood, year or more ago
which resulted in the death Of one
Of the negroes. Thurmond wanted
the negroes driven off, but Donald
son refused.
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Mr.. Matthews Rejected.

In the secret session of the Senate
yesterday the nomination of j. g.
Matthews, of Albany, N. Y. recorder
for deeds for the District, was reach
ed and discussed for an hour, ma
iority of the senators present giving
their. reasons for the vote they were
about to cast. The nomination was
rejected. The vote is. understood tC
have been IL to 81. OF the minori
ty, three are Republicans and pro
portionato number of the majority
are said to be Democrats.
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Wireiets.

Three persons named Litherly, OF
Eliot, Me, were poisoned by eating
corned beef.
1t is now learned that England g
jockey, Archer; left fortune of more
than 81 100000.
The number of idiots in the Unit
ed States increased from 34,527 in
in 1871 to 1896 in 1880.
A case of delirium tremens in q
young girl, caused by chewing tea
leaves, is reported in London.
Silas Phllbrick and wife, of Ste
vens' Point. Wis, died Of trichine,
from eating diseased pork.
A case Of hog stealing on a grand
scale has been unearthed in Chicago.
The hogs were stolen from railroad
trains.
A party OF skaters broke through
the ice at Peters burg, Va. and one
Of them. Miss Vincent, is in criti-
calcondition.
Antoinette Cabaleke, of Cleve-
land, O., killed three of her chill
dren, mortally wounded two others,
and hung herself.
The estimated expenditure of the
country for its army and pensions
during 1867 exceeds that of Ger
many by $20,000,000-
At recent revival at Mill Branch,
New Brunswick, every man and
women it the place, with a single ex-
ception, was converted.
The house of Calvin Boss, in Ker-
shaw county. s. G. was destroyed by
fire, and Boss wife and her two small
children persisted in the flames.
A man handed an envelope to the
New York Collector of Customs,
which upon being opened, was found
to contain $470 for the conscience
fund.
The lower house of the Illinois,
State Assembly has passed bill ap.
propriating $4,000 for the erection
of monument to General Logan at
Chicago.
Thirty years ago an Irishman NAM
ed Petrie, left all his property,
amounting to one hundred thousand
dollars, to Queen Victoria. Now,an
Irish lady. his niece, being in want,
humbly petitions her majesty to do
something for her.
A cowboy named Smith went into
Browns saloon at Miningville, Mon
tana, Tuesday, and demanded TWEEN
ty dollars of Brown on pain of death.
Brown fired the contents of a double
barreled shotgun at him and then
dubbed him to death.
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THE iSECEDER.S.

1t is very curious that whenever
we try to do anice thing or friend
ly act some one finds fault. We
evinced no special glee in saying
that the republicans should welcome
such grist as Hampshire and jeff
erson counties, with their indepen-
dent representatives We naturally
supposed that secession had TAX
en- place inasmuch as party machin
cry had been deserted to the extent
of refusing to conform to the win of
the majority. Such honorable gen.
tlemen as Lucas, Chew, Flournoy
and Price, Of Mineral, himself the
child Of a caucus, must have deter
mined to seek other quarters when
they left their party majority, and
we know Of no other party able to
aid them in their difficulties or to
furnish them an asylu for their I'M
rest, except, the republican party.
Therefore we surmised that to &C
complish the defeat of those whom
they had abandoned they would en-
ter the republican fold. We thought
it was not because they loved Cam
den less, but because they loved
their country more; that they were
doing this. We had no idea that il
was because some of them wanted
the office. We viewed them as pa
triots. But the Statesman ascribes
it as ''ghoulish glee" for this oul
good intent. Possibly the States
man is afraid they win go over Il
the republicans and out of abundan
caution. makes an unwarranteC
charge against us. There is III
"ghoulish glee" in the matter. W.
note the tendency of such breaks t.
overthrow parties, and we predic
that this is the beginning of the emf
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of democratic ascendancy in this
State. 1t was so with the republi-
can party when it went under and
history will be repeated. The par.
ty Of the Statesman is falling to
pieces, and the factions for office
failing TO rule the majority, will
ruin the party. It may be sad, but
the epitaph "Died OF internal strife,
superinduced by mania for office, :"
is last being written by the warning
factions of the democracy in this
State. The Statesman had best
whoop the boys up and the rcpub-
licans can prepare for a new deal
with the visiting brethren.
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eyes, and unfortunately Prospect
ty has made the Democratic party, a
stiff.necked, proud and foolish gen
Grafton. "-Stotesman.
The foolish cannot enjoy prosper
ty. What grand ~ party-stiff-
necked proud andfoolish. viii any
man be proud in the company of
such.a dilapidated, moth-eaten, cur
iosity? Barnum would pay good
ly sum to exhibit it next season as
"Barnum's what Is It."
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1MUSLNG.

is it not amusing to see, how the
democrats are going for the bold
thirteen, who have declined to 90
into the democratic caucus OF
course it would be eminently wrong
for republicans to hesitate to take
advantage of this fractional proceed
ing, but in SO doing they should not
permit their party to be captured by
the thirteen. Forty one yielding to
thirteen, would be disgracefhl, but
if they can capture the thirteen, it
will be stroke of policy that will
send republican to the Senate and
place the state in republican hands.
To prevent the thirteen from going
over is now the effort of the demo-
cratic press. How amusing it is to
watch the effort. Here follows the
blow struck by the Statesman:
"There are six Democratic papers
published in this Senatorial district,
the action Of Chew and Lucas
in staying out of cauau is endorsed
by one of them, Jim Mason's Dem
oordtp
That simply proves one thing
viz That Lucas and Chew believe
the Democrat backed by the voters
and the republican press stronger
than the democratic papers or party.
They believe it best to leave q sink
ing ship. If they stick, you will en-
joy the fun Of seeing the other boys
swimming for the shore.
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There is new departure among
st. Louis thieves. They now watch
the houses from which funerals take
place, and while the family are away
at the cemetery, ransack the closed
up houses by means of skeleton keys.
This is branch of crooked industry
which has sprung into popularity OF
late years, which would indicate, says
the Globe Democrat, that the cooked
profession is as progressive as the
age.
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No Longer a Democrat.

RICHMOND, VA, Jan. 25,-Another
notable detection from the Democrat
ic party of Virginia is announced.
C. w. Button, for years editor of
the Lynchburg Virginiaa, later post
master under Cleveland and villifier
OF General Logan through his paper.
publishes long letter in which he
opposes the policy Of the party in
the State and realizes that more lib
crafty of feeling may vastly improve
the credit Of the poor old common
wealth and make her prosperous.
The Senate of the United States
refused to confirm Button as post
master, and now the Bourbons will
turn their guns on him.
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The West Virginia Central.

The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the West Virginia Cen
trail and Pittsburg railway Company
was held Tuesday at the company's
office on German street, Mr., John
a. Hambleton presided, with Mr.. E..
w. S. Moore, Secretary There was
a full attendance of stockholders.
President Henry G. Davis presented
the annual report of the officers and
directors, and it was approved by
the meeting. The following officers
and directors were elected +: Presi-
dent, Henry G.. Davis; vice presi-
dent, Stephen b. Elkins directors,
John A. Hambleton, Henry G. Davis,
Thomas i. Davis, William Keyser
John s. Gilman, Stephen B. Elkins
j.. ". Camden, A. p. German, win.
lam II. Barnum, VIM. Pinkney
Whyte baltimore American.
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Gold in Washington County.

HAaERsTowN, Nd, Jan, 26.-Near
Boonsboro, Washington county,
gold-bearing quartz is said to have
been found in large quantities. The
vein was found on lands recently
purchased by Alfred Huffer and 9TH
ers from the estate of Abraham Kea-
die, situated half a mile east of
Boonsboro, on ridge at the foot of
South Mountain. iA"
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1E Editor has had an aggravated
and aggravating case Of "Pink Eye'
for the last ten days. 1t is very
painful disease, being cross be-
tween CHAMBERS and pneumonia. but
has no connection with :" Red Eye"
statesmen.
Yes, the vote stood IS to 10 in
the House, but it has not yet passed
the Senate, Cap. Don't give up the
ship, old boyi they haven't got the
colors all down yet, though from red
topinlx Is decided circumstance. !"
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A Paris correspondent says that
thissis D true story A little five
year old daughter of American par
ents climbed on her fathers knees
and asked him to tell her avgreat,
great secret We'll, Mamie, hereis
one for you--you were born IN Par.
ISL sob, what a nice secret I" cried
the little girl. "Does mamma know
it?n
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A newspaper correspondent call
ed on Ben Butler a few days ago
and found him reading the bible.
As he YVES Washington newspaper
correspondent, he bccamc much fl
terested in the Ia -, ahGz .Rted the
General if he kAyw were another
copy could be obtained.
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Market Now Rampant.

LONDON, January 25 2 p. m.-The
semi-panic on the Stock Exchange,
caused by the London Daily Neacs'
article OF yesterday, has subsidized.
The markets are now rampant Con-
suls for both money and the account
opened to-day at an advance of ] on
the closing prices of yesterday.
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SuIIivan's Wrist Broken.

1t now transpires that in the fight
between John l.. Sullivan and pug
list Cardiff in Minneapolis, in which
the later was really the victor, John
had his wrist broken in the first
round. Cardiff's friends claim that
he can lick Sullivan under any con-
ditions.
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STATE SENATOR PRICE should buy
q copy of the Statesman and read
therein his obituary notice. Then
let him reflect over the inhumanity
and upkiBdness of man.
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SATURDAY., JANUARY, 90, 1887.

THREE ballots have been taken in
the legislature, but no Senator has
been elected. NJ. sse, arr
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A LIBERAL OFFER.

We call the attention ofoHr renders 10
the prospectus OF the WEEKLY PRESS,
Of Philadelphia, publis ed iii another col
umn.
This is one OF the best of the great Met
ropolitan Family Newspapers.
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FOR SALE.

OUR complete outfit for the Coal BUSH
ness, consisting of HORSE and Wagon, Coal
Bins, Wood Bins ETC., all in first class shape
Apply to H. NJ. HERRING h CO.,
Cor. Queen and Martin Streets.
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$4,000 WORTH
CLOTHING =
For Sale at a GREAT SACRIFICE.

Our entire stock of Ready-made Clothing,
such as Mems, Boys and Ciildrens' Suits,
and a full line of OVERCOATS of all sizes
can be bought way down in prices. We
mean business, and we intend to clean out
our entire stock Of Fail and Winter Goods.
This opportunity you viii have for a short
time only, as it cannot last long. We
quote you the following prices to show
what we are doing:
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The coolest weather of the season
prevails in Mohawk Valley, the mer-
curry averaging thirty degrees below
zero.
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"The course of Unger and Getting
er in going into caucus is endorsed
universally. We've heard no sound
of disapprovsi, n-Statesn,an.
''NoT a sound was heard, nor
funeral notes.
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THE FIREMENs' BROTHERHOOD
meets every Monday morning, at O'Clock
in the Peoples National Bank Building
VIM. NJ. JOHNSON, Master.
C.E. GAGE, Financier,
ma G. b. CROMWELL, ssc'r'ty.
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TRUSTEES sale
OF CHOICE
TOWN PROPERTY.

BY virtue Of a Deed of Trust executed
bv Il. a. Blondel and wife on August Is,
1886, to the undersigned Trustee, to secure
WIN. II. showers, G.. i. Riner and VIM.
Rutledge, in the payment of certain note
therein specified, j Will sell IN front OF the
Courthouse, Martinsuurg, W. Va, ON
SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1887,
at II O'Clock. H. m, the following real es-
tate, situated on Maple ayenue,in the town
of Martinsburg, w. Va, bounded as fol-
lows: Beginning on said Avenue, corner
to Bentz property, and running east with
line of same 51k feet, thence north
wardly 80 feet, thence west 5lH feet TO
Maple Avenue and thence South with line
of said Avenue, 30 feet to the beginning,
being the same property, less feet front
described in said deed. The improvements
are fine Brick House, containing rooms,
good cistern, with pump in the pantry
out-houses and other conyeniences.
TERMS .-Ohe-half cash and balance IN
twelve months, with interest from day OF
sale, to be secured by lien on premises
j. NELSON WlSNER, Trustee.
Dec 30 1886. n
TO AL Whom 1t may Concern:
The above sale is with our consent and
approval, and we will unite in making the
deed with the above named Trustee
RIA. BLoNDEL,
SARAH BLoNDEL.
Statesman please copy.
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FINEST line of Christmas goods in.
town, at Fout's Drug store.
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MARRIED..

Il the brides residence, Jan. 10Th, by
Rev. w. f. Roberts, JONAH r. WOLFoRD
and EMMA b. GRIMM, both of this county
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A FMU Line

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other STYLES of over. shoes, cheap
est to the best grades, at
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CAPS
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ASTREET PARADE At II O'CLOCK.
Popular prices of admission: 30 and so
cts. Children, % cts. Reserved seats now
on sale at Fouts Drug Store.
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Special Notice.

Great closing out sale at the New York
Clothing House, d. Wells old stand Baker
Building, IA Queen st. Martinsburg, w.
Va.
AS we have concluded to close up this
store and we mustremove all of our goods
by January % 1887, we shalll sell all our
goods consisting of ready made clothing
for men boys and childrens wear. Gent
furnishing goods, hats, caps, trunks and
valises at cost Noliberal offer refused.
Persons in need of clothing can buy goods
at sacrifice only 10 days longer, then
we shall move. An Early call solicited.
GETTINGER and HOKS,
Head quarters for boots, shoes, hats and
caps.
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ChiIdrenS7 Knee pants SuIIs IfUm 20 10
wears at $1.50up. Our st ok of Oyercoats
of all sizes we win close out for less than
cost. Do not fail TO see our immense
stock of TRUNKS AND VALISES. We
carry the largest and best selected line in
this city If you want q good Trunk,
right here is the place to buy. Wegust
received q full line of latest styles in Hats
and Caps-very cheap. Our line of Neck
wear is of the latest designs, and the prices
are very low. UNDERWARE we are
closing out at cost; in fact all winter
goods we are offering at less than their
actual cost.
DO not fail to see the
GENTKEL CLoTHIERs,
THOMPSON & TABLER.
81 Queen St.
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Plush cases from sl.25 to $1,000, at
FOUTS Drug Store. Gtg
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-12-02

have for making this assertion is that
he is the only man to-day who can create
any enthusiasm in the Republican
party. We do not want such an icicle
as Senator Sherman for a standard
bearer, and as for Roscoe Conkling, he
is altogether too tOplOftical to suit the
average American voter. What we
want is man of the people like Blaine,
one whom a poor man can approach
with impunity and with the assurance
of a respectful hearing"
49,
sit has just been decided by Ken
lucky court" said III. W. Davis yeSter-
day, THAT a man cannot recover money
lost in what is termed bucket shops on
the ground that wagerS are valid and
must be enforced. Since | began busi-
ness here [ have frequently been
threatened with suits by parties who
had lost money. dealing i'll futures, but
| merely told them to go ahead and do
their worst. Our business is as legitl-
mate as that of the New York
stock exchange and the only thing
about suit would be our liability for
counsel and court fees to defend our
selves. In the Kentucky case, to which
l have referred, the plaintiff pleaded
that the transactions were simply bets
as to the future price of articles bought
and sold, and that they were made with
no thought of the actual delivery Of the
goods. The defense admitted the facts
set out, but demurred to the petition as
insufficient. and the court sustained
them on the ground that gaming on
the Kentucky statutes applied to lot
terieS and election bets only.